Job Description

We are excited to be advertising a number of Senior Clinical Fellow posts, based in our Paediatric Emergency Department at Northampton General Hospital. The post is newly created for our Paediatric Emergency Department, and is designed for candidates who are working at the level of senior decision maker in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, or who are ready to take this responsibility and wish to advance their career in this exciting specialty. The successful applicant will begin work at a level commensurate with previous experience, likely to be at ST3-6 (registrar) level. The post holder must be registered with the GMC and hold a licence to practice.

Job Purpose The purpose of this post is twofold:

To provide middle grade cover for the PED. To provide a supportive environment for the motivated candidate to gain middle grade experience in PEM and progress their career in EM or Paediatrics. Job description an responsibilities: The PED is adjacent to our main ED, separated only by swipe access partition and well supported by the team of Consultants , Middle grades and Resident Doctors working in main ED. Our ED rota is designed to have 24/7 cover with Registrars or Specialty Doctors equivalent to ST4+.



Post holders in this grade will participate in the middle grade rota. Duties within the Paediatric Emergency Department will cover the whole range of clinical responsibility for children with emergency problems from minor injuries to major trauma, and minor illnesses through to the critically unwell. You will be expected to lead major cases in our resuscitation room. You will supervise the ACCS trainees/GP trainees/ Junior clinical fellows who work in PED.



You will work along with our highly experienced PED nurses to prioritise the sick children and support to achieve the ED national standards. You will work with the nights ED Registrars in the main ED and support the team to maintain safety in ED. There is extended consultant cover from 08:00 23:00 weekdays, and 10:00-22:00 in weekends & bank holidays. Outside these hours, consultant cover is provided via an on-call system and consultants will attend the department if required.



We would encourage the post holder to complete workplace based assessments to allow documentation of their own development and mapping of competencies achieved in line with RCEM curriculum. Education is an important part of the role. The successful applicant will be expected to receive and deliver teaching. The post holder will receive consultant supervision and have a named consultant supervisor, and may be involved in supporting the training of other staff.



Our Emergency Department consistently receives excellent feedback from trainees, including the clinical fellows, regarding the friendly working environment, the approachability and supportiveness of senior staff, and the training opportunities available. The Consultant body has a breadth of experience including sub-specialty interests like Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Sports medicine, Education, Emergency Ultrasound, in addition to PEM.